What Is Malignant Hyperthermia?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
7. Who Is At Risk?
Because malignant hyperthermia is a hereditary disease, it means that people are more likely to have it if there is a history of it in the family. It is usually passed on according to an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern.
People also have a higher chance of having malignant hyperthermia susceptibility if other family members who are not their parents have it. There is also an increased chance if relatives have used a statin drug, or had other conditions such as rhabdomyolysis.
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